32-12-1.1. Lawful status defined.
For the purposes of this chapter, the term, lawful status, means that a person is a citizen or national of the United States or is an alien who:
(1)Is lawfully admitted for permanent or temporary residence in the United States;
(2)Has conditional permanent resident status in the United States;
(3)Has an approved application for asylum in the United States or has entered into the United States in refugee status;
(4)Has a valid nonimmigrant status in the United States;
(5)Has a pending application for asylum in the United States;
(6)Has a pending or approved application for temporary protected status (TPS) in the United States;
(7)Has approved deferred action status; or
(8)Has a pending application for lawful permanent residence (LPR) or conditional permanent resident status.
Source: SL 2009, ch 154, §2, eff. Dec. 31, 2009.